Re: More BTX boot issues...

[Tim Wickberg <me@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :Using latest sources, the loader fails to boot my machine. Built with 
> :gcc-2.95. Note that, unlike my other BTX reports, this is on my main 
> :machine, which has been working fine until now.
> :
> :Machine:
> :	IBM T40 Thinkpad
> :	1.6 ghz Pentium M, 512 mb RAM
> :	no serial ports
> :
> :Error message:
> :
> :BTX loader 1.00  BTX version is 1.01
> :Console: internal video/keyboard
> :Console: null port
> :BIOS drive C: is disk0
> :BIOS 636kB/522624kB availible memory
> :panic: stack overflow in function
> :--> Press a key on the console to reboot <--
> :	
> :-- Tim Wickberg
> :    me@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>     Hmm.  That's one I've never seen before.  On the off-hand that it is
>     related to the serial port, try creating a /boot.config file with
>     -V in it (video only boot).
>
>     You should be able to bypass the third stage loader (which is what failed)
>     and get to your kernel by hitting escape just after the first stage 
>     loader.
>
>     It says:
>
>     Default: F1
>
>     hit F1, then immediately hit Esc.  You should break into the stage-2
>     loader.  It will say something like:

I don't actually see this, hitting Esc just drops me to the next part:

>     DragonFly/i386 boot
>     Default: 0:ad(0,a)/boot/loader
>     boot: <garbage>
>
>     hit backspace a few times to get rid of the garbage, then boot your kernel
>     directory e.g. by typing:  /kernel

I'll have to remember this. I've been getting around it by booting one 
of the install disks, and copying /boot/loader.old back to /boot/loader.

>     Then mess around with /boot.config (note: it's a file in /, not in /boot)
>     and reboot and see if you can get around the problem.
>
> 						-Matt

Setting -V does not fix it.

-- Tim Wickberg
   me@xxxxxxxxxxx